I eat far more food than an obese person. My normal caloric intake is over 4,000 calories per day. Over the past several years I’ve been eating between 200-300 grams of fat per day on a predominantly fat-based diet with varying carbohydrate amounts…

And you’d have to eat at least 2 loaves of bread per day, not just 1 (hint: supermarket bread is not bread – it is HFCS, rancid white flour, synthetic vitamins and rancid whole wheat flour that they call “whole grain bread’… it has nothing to do with the kind of carbohydrates I’m eating).

Don’t limit what is and is not possible. Hundreds of grams of unrefined carbohdyrate food can cause weight loss in anyone who does it correctly. Unrefined carbohydrates are the antidote to the damage that is done by their refined counterparts.

If you don’t believe that, you should research T.L. Cleave, whom Gary Taubes bases a large percentage of his conclusions upon, but who found Zulu tribes that ate 90% carbohydrate diets but had no problems with weight, diabetes, or any other insulin-related disorder. He also found Zulu tribes on 81% carb diets with all kinds of health problems. There was only 1 difference: refined vs. unrefined…

“In that table it was shown that although 90 per cent of the calorific intake in the rural Zulu is provided by carbohydrates (which are generally regarded as the fattening foods), as against only 81 per cent of the intake in the urban Zulu, the crucial point is that, in the case of the rural Zulu, of the 90 per cent figure 89 is derived from unrefined carbohydrates, whereas, in the case of the urban Zulu, of the 81 per cent figure 71 is derived from refined carbohydrates. An explanation, therefore, based on the argument advanced in this work, fits the facts as a glove to its hand.”

Cleave, T.L. and G.D. Campbell. Diabetes, Coronary Thrombosis, and the Saccharine
Disease. John Wright & Sons LTD.: Bristol, UK, 1969.

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Taubes did not like this study as the proteins were very lean.

I agree that Glycemic Load is a better test of blood sugar impact. However, one would have to eat these foods individually as once you start combining foods you start getting different results.

It also would be nice if one could measure insulin levels along with glucose levels. But that is not possible these days.

When they come up with a way for average, everyday people to measure insulin levels at home, a whole new world will open up. THANKS JD! I’ll pass your info along to Dr. Smith.

–Jimmy

Because he is still a novice at low-carb and has not done the reading he needs to do to extend his experiment of one to a broader base, I do not intend to prick myself 6 times after a meal for his research.

He has a good idea but his underlying science is still too simplistic. Thanks for sharing.

I agree glycemic load is a much better indicator of blood sugar impact than the glycemic index. But I think he’s on to something beneficial here. I don’t blame you for not wanting to prick yourself that much for his data, but he does shine a light on the carb connection to blood sugar that is unfortunately missed by most in academia…and the general public. He’s monitoring these comments, so I appreciate you sharing yours.

–Jimmy

My question is, is this diet ok to maintain muscle-mass while losing fat? or do I need more protein?

BREAKFAST:

Protein-pancake made with:
8 oz of egg-whites
1 1/2 scoop of whey protein

LUNCH:
9 oz of baked chicken or turkey
A plate of cooked green-vegetables made with brocoli and green cabbage

DINNER:
A protein pancake made with:
8 oz. of egg whites
4 oz of egg-beaters
2 1/3 scoops of whey protein

Is this diet regimen ok or do i need more protein in it?

Thanx

Your diet needs a LOT more fat!

–Jimmy

600 grams of carbs a day is a ridiculous amount. How are you eating all that food? I did not eat that much when I was obese. You would have to eat like a whole loaf of bread. On that I would be severly obese. I do not eat 600 grams of carbs in a week. If you can do this and you are still losing weight then you might need to get a checkup.